Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • District of Columbia

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Eduardo Medina

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Eduardo Medina
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Eddie Medina is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s Miami office. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, including products liability defense, toxic tort defense, wrongful death, and insurance defense, and is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. Eddie has deposed scores of plaintiffs and witnesses in product liability cases from around the country, including Florida, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and has extensive experience representing large corporate creditors in debt collection and contract matters. Eddie is a Miami native who dedicates his time to his wife and two children. A member of the firm’s Well-Being Committee, Eddie practices mindfulness meditation and enjoys reading and writing on wellness topics.

Memberships

  • The Florida Bar
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Education

  • University of Florida, 2007, JD
  • University of Miami, 2003, B.A., Political Science, minor in Philosophy, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Awards

  • Florida Rising Star®, 2017-2022
  • Florida Trend Florida Legal Elite Up and Coming Attorney, 2015, 2017

Presentations

  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Panelist, “The Hispanic and Latino American Lawyer” (November 6, 2024)
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Moderator/Panelist, “How the Communication of Facts in the Litigation Impacts a Damages Analysis by the Client and the Insurer” (November 16, 2023)

Representative Matters

  • Eddie has secured dismissals at the trial court and appellate levels, in state court and in federal court, on behalf of several product manufacturers who brought motions to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction.
  • Eddie secured a victory for their client - a national brake lining manufacturer - after the plaintiff resolved with all other defendants in a contested Motion for Summary Judgment prevailed ahead of their scheduled two-week trial. Eddie also prevailed under Florida’s new summary judgment rule, wherein they filed an Amicus Brief in support of the change to the current rule adopting the federal summary judgment standard, which took effect on May 1, 2021.

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • District of Columbia